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Oleander girl

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Fathers and daughtersFamily secretsFiancéesFictionLarge type books

Orphaned at birth, the wild and headstrong Korobi Roy enjoyed a privileged childhood with her adoring grandparents. Still, she is troubled by the silence that surrounds her parents' deaths and clings fiercely to her only inheritance from them: a love note found hidden in her mother's book of poetry. Korobi's dreams come true when she finds just such a powerful love with the charming Rajat. Then her grandfather's sudden death reveals a devastating secret.

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Book data: Open Library